BURLINGTON (Oct 7, 2006)
Halton police swarmed a French-language elementary school yesterday after a youth pointed what looked like a handgun at girls in the playground.

Halton police uniform and armed tactical officers swarmed into the yard at Ecole St. Philippe elementary on Francis Road minutes after an eight-year-old girl told school officials at the end of the lunch hour a man outside was pointing a gun at pupils.

The school went into lockdown with children in classrooms, drapes drawn and doors locked while administrators called police.

Officers fanned out into the neighbourhood south of Plains Road East and soon found a startled 14-year-old boy on a nearby street.

The boy laid the weapon down and told police it was a paintball gun as officers approached.

The youth was quickly arrested, interviewed and then charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He will appear in Burlington youth court Nov. 2. He is not a student at the school.

No one was hit by paintballs although officers found evidence the gun had been fired.

Sergeant Peter Payne praised school staff and students for their quick and efficient use of the Halton Safe Schools policy emergency procedures plan.

pbfreak3221

10-07-2006, 06:39 PM

Wow, it's amazing how stupid some people are. And how this one bad decision will stay with them for life

durrell

10-07-2006, 09:09 PM

I'll never understand what kind of joy people get from hurting other people.

newkid

10-08-2006, 05:20 PM

ok thats bad and all but, why is the title weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

Theheroguy

10-08-2006, 05:41 PM

ok thats bad and all but, why is the title weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
Kinda wondering that myself.